Connect with a Counselor

Limited in-person appointments available on the San Luis Obispo and North County Campus

Click here to book a 45 minute in-person appointment

To check-in for your appointment on the San Luis Obispo Campus:
Enter the 3100 building and go to room 3131 (University Transfer/Career Center)
Map of the San Luis Obispo Campus

To check-in for your appointment on the North County Campus:
Enter the N1100 building (campus center building), go to the 2nd floor
Map of the North County Campus

Both campuses require a parking permit to be displayed. 
If you don't have a semester pass, you can purchase a daily pass for $4 at a kiosk.

Student responsibility for in-person appointments:

Be prepared to show your Cleared4 Pass upon request

For the health and safety of others, please note that a properly worn face covering will be required for the duration of your counseling appointment. 

We also ask you to conduct the following “Daily 3 Step Check” prior to checking in for your in-person appointment:

In the last 48 hours, have you had any of the following NEW symptoms?

• Fever (over 100.4 F) without fever reducing medications or feeling feverish (chills, sweating)
• New cough (for those with allergies/asthma, a change in cough from baseline)
• Difficulty breathing
• Sore throat
• Muscle aches or body aches
• Vomiting or diarrhea
• New loss of taste or smell
• New onset of severe headache, especially with fever
• Have you been within 6 feet of a person with a lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes, or had direct contact with their mucus or saliva, in the past 14 days?
• Has a public health official advised you to get tested for COVID-19?

If you answered yes to any of the above, do not come in for your appointment and do not come to campus. Call 805-546-3138 to reschedule for a future date. 

Zoom video appointments are available Monday - Friday - select the video appointment button during the booking process.
Once booked, your link to connect is sent to your Cuesta student email.

Click here to book a 45 minute Zoom video appointment 

If you haven't used Zoom, please see our step-by-step Zoom guide by clicking here.
If you haven't yet activated your MyCuesta student email, you can click here to find instructions.

Student expectations for a Zoom video appointment:

• Please be in a quiet, distraction free zone.
• Ensure your audio is working in Zoom - video is not required.
  
  Please note the following disclosure for online video counseling appointments: 

At Cuesta College, we take your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information very seriously. Unfortunately, due to the public nature of the Internet, it is impossible for us to guarantee complete privacy during your online counseling sessions. Please use discretion and common sense when providing personal information online. 

To fully benefit from an online counseling appointment, I agree to:

1. have a counselor access and discuss my academic records
2. interact with the counselor in a productive, positive, and professional manner
3. provide information that is current and truthful about myself, my academic records, and my educational goals
4. conduct the conversation in a private setting (without others viewing or listening) with good lighting and no distracting noises
5. not record the session without permission of the counselor

Telephone appointments available Monday - Friday - select the telephone appointment button during the booking process. 
Please ensure the number listed is the correct number for the counselor to call. The counselor will call you at your scheduled appointment time. 

Click here to book a 45 minute telephone appointment

Student expectation for telephone appointments:

• If you have access to a computer during your appointment, that is ideal.
• Please be in a quiet, distraction free area.
• Have something to take notes.

Click here to place yourself on the drop-in list